1. Determine if your organization and initiative are eligible for funding

 

1a) Browse our website to become familiar with CEDTAP’s principles, services and various funding programs.
** “About Us”: http://www.carleton.ca/cedtap/aboutus/index_e.html
** “Our Services”: http://www.carleton.ca/cedtap/services/index_e.html
** “Selection Criteria”: http://www.carleton.ca/cedtap/appform/index1_e.html
** “Program Description”: http://www…(new page or part of our services page)
** “Definition of a Public Entity”: http://www (new page or part of our services page)
** “Approved Initiatives”: http://www.carleton.ca/cedtap/app_ini/index_e.html
** “Directory of technical assistance Providers”: http://patdec.gestion-ressources.com/PATFourn.nsf/fa_Go?OpenForm&Lang=en

 

1b) Download and complete an Eligibility Checklist

Send a completed Eligibility Checklist, (as an email attachment or by fax) to one of our Program Coordinators listed below:

Eligibility_checklist.doc
Eligibility_checklist.pdf

Québec Region send to: Danielle Laurin -email link
Prairies Region send to: Brian Clavier - email link
All other Regions send to: Gail Zboch GZboch@cedtap.com

 

4. Register your organization

DO NOT REGISTER... until you have been notified that your organization and initiative are eligible for CEDTAP funding. Please refer to [Steps 1,2,3].

To regiter:
1) Navigate to the CEDTAP Information System page http://patdec.gestion-ressources.com/portail.nsf/accueil?OpenForm&Lang=En
2) Scroll down the page and click the "New Registration" (red button).
3) Complete and submit the Online Registration Form.
DO NOT REGISTER WITH AN ACRONYM Please enter the full name of the organization followed by the acronym in brackets.
4) When you submit, the registration will enter the coordinates of your organization into CEDTAP’s information system. The system will then send you an email confirming the registration along with a username and password required to access the online application form

IMPORTANT: Although at this point, you could jump to [Step 4] and begin to complete the online application form, we strongly encourage you to proceed with [Step 3] first, to download a working copy in MS Word or PDF format. Use this format as your working copy to gather all the required information and you will find the online application process, much faster and a lot easier to complete.

 

5. Download a working copy of the Application Form (in MS Word or PDF)

Use this working copy to organize all the information required. You will then find it easier to complete the Online Application Form - just transfer by copying and pasting.

Working copy Application Form in MS Word
Working copy of Application Form in PDF

 

6. Complete and Submit the online application

We encourage you to download a working copy in MS Word or PDF format, before you begin the Online Application Form.

To access the Online Application Form:
Note: The Online Application Form has been optimized for PCs using Internet Explorer 4.0 higher, using other browsers or a Macintosh computer may not respond as well.
1) Navigate to the CEDTAP information system
http://patdec.gestion-ressources.com/portail.nsf/accueil?OpenForm&Lang=En
2) Scroll down the page and click the "Access your file" (green button).
3) Enter the given username and password.
3) Complete and submit the online application form.

Tips & tricks for completing the online application form:
** Save often.
** Read each question carefully, so that you enter the data in the format requested.
** Do not, enter decimals, commas or dollar signs forthe financial fields, otherwise the system will send yuou an error message and you will lose all data entered since you last [Saved].
** You do not have to complete the online application all in one session (Click the [Sign-off] button to exit the application - but don't forget to [Save] first);
** Click the [Submit] button only after you have filled in all the required information.
** When you [Submit] the information system sends an email confirmation to you and one to the Coordinator for your region to advise her/him that your application is ready to be reviewed.
** IMPORTANT: If you do not receive email notice confirming the submission within 24 hours, please notify Technical Support - email link to Sergio.
** When you [Submit] the application form, it goes into Read only mode, this means that if you need to make any further changes or updates, you will have to request Technical Support or pgrogarm coordinator to change it back into Edit mode.

 

7. The Approval Process

** Submitted applications are previewed by the CEDTAP Secretariat to ensure that they are complete and are accompanied by supporting documentation.
** Applications that are incomplete or lacking supporting documentation will not be presented to the Selection Committee.
** For projects in the “Technology Enhancement” and “Exchange” programs, please allow 4 weeks after date of submission to learn of the funding decision.
** Note: the application deadlines, listed in selection round schedule do not apply to these two programs.
** For “Technical Assistance” requests, please allow 8 to 10 weeks after the date of submission to find out if the project has been approved for funding. Please refer to the Selection Rounds Schedule, for the deadlines to submit applications.

 

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SELECTION ROUNDS SCHEDULE 2005 & 2006:

* For projects in the 'Technology Enhancement' and 'Exchange' programs, please allow 1-3 weeks after date of submission to learn of the funding decision. Please note that application deadlines do not apply to these two programs.